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Midnight, Texas

Midnight, Texas

Midnight, Texas, follows medium Manfred Bernardo as he moves to the titular small Texas town to escape his past and start over. As Manfred settles into his new home, he meets and befriends a small group of tightly-knit locals, most of whom have their own secrets, supernatural and otherwise. It’s based on the book series of the same name by Charlaine Harris, whose other works include the Sookie Stackhouse novels, which inspired the HBO series True Blood.

Sci-fi/Fantasy series tend not to do too well on network stations because of the limited audience they cater to, however, this show takes what it has and makes the most of it. The characters are all interesting, and it’s set somewhere in the same universe as True Blood, though there aren’t any overlapping characters. It’s mostly just through references and types of supernatural beings.

The format vacillates between story-of-the-week and overarcing-serial, but it doesn’t detract from the overall story, which manages to remain balanced and interesting. The acting is well-done. No one chews on too much scenery, and when the inevitable life lessons are taught, they don’t hit you over the head with it. The effects are about what you would expect from a mid-budget summer series on a network channel. Nothing too flashy, but also nothing too corny.

All in all, I would recommend this series as pure popcorn enjoyment. It’s nothing that’s going to make your brain hurt or confuse you, but it’s also not going to make you wonder why you’re wasting your time. In other words, perfect summer viewing.

This show can be streamed from the NBC website, which is free to register on, and can be found on Hulu as well.